Puzzled about no FC

[waterbear]

Just keep your total chlorine levels at 12-15 ppm and keep hitting it with chlorine morning, noon, and night until the FC starts to hold! It might take a LOT of bleach but it will eventually hold. If you let your chlorine levels yo-yo up and down it will take longer so just keep testing and adding bleach to keep the level at about 12-15 ppm and you should be fine.

For more info read the posts by PoolDoc (Ben) in this thresd
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=401

[LearningCurve]

The pool store test today showed:
TC 4+
FC 1.1
PH 7.4
TA 150
Ca 170
CYA 70

I just dumped in another 9 gallons of bleach. After 30 minutes I still don't test any FC on a strip. The strips do register the max level of FC if I pour bleach directly on the strip.

I guess I must be more patient.

[Simmons99]

Have you thought about purchasing a drop based kit so you can get some accurate readings on your FC? If you cannot get one at your local Wal-Mart, there are the Taylor kits sold on the Internet.

[LearningCurve]

Have you thought about purchasing a drop based kit so you can get some accurate readings on your FC? If you cannot get one at your local Wal-Mart, there are the Taylor kits sold on the Internet.

I am limping along with an OTO kit that has a high range of 3ppm TC and no way to check FC. I am using the strips to check FC. It is the best I can do while waiting on the PS234 kit to arrive.

I could not find anyone within a 60 mile radius that had any brand of DPD-FAS kit. I almost ordered a Taylor, but the extend range and quantity of reagents swayed me tward the PS234.

Thanks.

[LearningCurve]

Well, I finally tamed the chlorine monster!

You guys werent kidding when you said it could take an enormous amount of chlorine!

It took a week, and:
6 gal of 12%
68 gal of 6%
Yesterday was the first I actually got it to 15ppm and it has retained it through mid day today.

The lady at Sav-A Lot thinks I am cleaning crime scenes.

Looks can be deceiving, the water looked great the whole time.

THANKS ALL